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A handout picture released by the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) on August 8, 2013 shows Syrian army soldiers stand next to a tank on a road during an alleged pursuit of opposition fighters in the Latakia province, western Syria. Syria took the rare step of denying reports of an attack on President Bashar al-Assad’s motorcade as he drove to a Damascus mosque for prayers marking Muslim holidays. AFP PHOTO/HO/SANA
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